The Party of Pedophiles and Pussy Grabbers
The Grand Old Party, the poet Anthony Squiers reports, “it never really was about morality.” Go know.
It’s Time for NATO to Go the Way of the Warsaw Pact
Foreign Policy in Focus
Trump stole the headlines, but the recent NATO summit declaration suggests the odds of an unnecessary conflict are rising. NATO's expansion eastward to Russia's borders has added to the risk.
The Young MLK Already Had Socialist Ideas
Institute for New Economic Thinking
A new book argues that King’s suspicion of American capitalism and his passion for economic justice did not represent a turn in his last tumultuous years. They were there all along.
No, the Government Did Not Make the Deadline to Reunify Children With Their Parents
ACLU
Some 463 parents were deported without their children — and the government isn’t even trying to reunite them — and the administration said it doesn’t know the identities of the parents of 40 children.
They Thought This Was Trump Country. Hell No.
The Guardian
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders visited Wichita, Kansas, to woo progressives in support of congressional candidate James Thompson. Is the red state ready to turn blue?
Diversity in Comics Makes Bigots Mad
As comic books become more diverse, some fans aren’t happy about it.
A New Possible | Kaniela Saito Ing
Political insurgency comes to Hawaii
Songs That Bring History to Life | Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens pours the emotional weight of American history into her music
Amber's Minute of Fury: R. Kelly
Late Night writer Amber Ruffin focuses a minute of fury on R. Kelly, whom after decades of accusations of sexual misconduct released a 19-minute song called "I Admit It."
Mark Ruffalo and Common Speak Out on Humanitarian Crisis at Border
Mark Ruffalo, Common, parents and children at the border, and humanitarian workers discuss how kids are still being kept in cages, and parents are being forced to pay thousands of dollars to get them back.
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